Fastcraft fire in Bohol probably started from engine room —PCG

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday said initial investigation showed that the recent fire incident in a fastcraft vessel in Bohol possibly started from the engine room.

In a radio interview, PCG spokesperson Commodore Armand Balilo said the investigation into the fire incident is still ongoing.

“Sa initial inquiry ayon sa kapitan at crew, mukhang sa engine room na naman po nagsimula itong sunog na nangyari dito sa fastcraft,” he said.

(Based on initial inquiry with the captain and crew, it looks like the fire in this fastcraft started from the engine room again),” he said.

On Sunday afternoon, the fastcraft MBCA Mama Mary Chloe carrying 157 passengers and eight crew caught fire

One person died, while 164 survived in the incident.

On May 23, passenger vessel MV Mercraft 2 also caught fire while in the waters of Quezon. The fire came from a “highly combustible material” above the vessel's engine room. The PCG said seven people died and 29 were injured. —KG, GMA News